Construction of an Army Reserve Center at Fresno, CA

DESCRIPTION: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Louisville District intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) W912QR-15-B-0007 for the construction of a 400-member Army Reserve Center which includes: Training Building approximately 47,650 SF, Maintenance Building approximately 14,500 SF and an Unheated Storage Building approximately 2,700 SF in size. Buildings will be of permanent construction with reinforced concrete foundations, concrete floor slabs, structural steel frames, insulated precast concrete walls, 2-ply modified bituminous roofing, Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC), plumbing, mechanical systems, security systems, and electrical systems. Supporting facilities include land clearing, paving, fencing, general site improvements, and utility connections. Accessibility for the disabled will be provided. Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection (ATFP) and physical security measures have been incorporated into design including maximum standoff distance from roads, parking areas, and vehicle unloading areas. Sustainability/Energy measures will be provided. Project also includes demolition of four buildings (approximately 37,800 SF). This project MUST BE constructed simultaneously with user occupancy and will require precise phasing and coordination in order to maintain on-site operations as required.
The project will contain the following options: 1) Area Maintenance Support Activity (AMSA); 2) AMSA Supporting Facilities; 3) Unheated Storage Building; 4) Washrack; 5) OMAR Funded Collateral Equipment Items; 6) OMAR Funded Bona Fide Need Items; 7) OMAR Funded Collateral Equipment Items-AMSA; 8) OMAR Funded Bona Fide Need Items - AMSA.

The Contract Duration is seven hundred twenty (720) calendar days from Contract Notice to Proceed.

TYPE OF CONTRACT AND NAICS: This RFP will be for one (1) Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract. The North American Industrial Classification System Code (NAICS) for this effort is 236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, with a size standard of $36,500,000.

TYPE OF SET-ASIDE: This acquisition will be a Full & Open competitive procurement.

SELECTION PROCESS: The proposals will be evaluated using a Sealed Bid source selection process. An award will be made based on low price. This procurement is being offered as Full and Open with 10% HUBZone preference.

CONSTRUCTION MAGNITUDE: The magnitude of this construction project is anticipated to be between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000 in accordance with FARS 36.204.

ANTICIPATED SOLICITATION RELEASE DATE: The Government anticipates releasing the solicitation on or about 17 May 2015 and approximate closing date on or about 1 July 2015. Actual dates and times (Eastern Time) will be identified in the solicitation. Responses to this synopsis are not required. Additional details can be found in the solicitation when it is posted.

PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE: A pre-proposal conference will be held following the issuance of the solicitation. The exact location and time will be included in the solicitation.

SOLICITATION WEBSITE: The official solicitation, when posted, will be available free of charge by electronic posting only and may be found at Federal Business Opportunities website, http://www.fbo.gov. Paper copies of the solicitation will not be issued. Telephone and Fax requests for this solicitation will not be honored. Project files are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. To download the solicitation for this project, contractors are required to register at the Federal Business Opportunities website at http://www.fbo.gov. Amendments, if/when issued, will be posted to the above referenced website for electronic downloading. This will be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing; therefore, it is the Offerors responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation.

REGISTRATIONS: Offerors shall have and shall maintain an active registration in the following database:

System for Award Management (SAM): Offerors shall have and shall maintain an active registration in the SAM database at http://www.sam.gov to be eligible for a Government contract award. If the Offeror is a Joint Venture (JV), the JV entity shall have valid SAM registration in the SAM database representing the JV as one business/firm/entity. If at the time of award an Offeror is not actively and successfully registered in the SAM database, the Government reserves the right to award to the next prospective Offeror.

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS: USACE Louisville District, 600 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Place, Room 821, Louisville, KY 40202-2230

POINT-OF-CONTACT: The point-of-contact for this procurement is Contract Specialist, April Judd, at april.c.judd@usace.army.mil.